syrup

     

In cooking, a syrup (from Arabic شراب sharab, beverage, via Latin siropus) is a thick, viscous liqui, containing a large amount of dissolved sugars, but showing little tendency to deposit crystals. The viscosity arises from the multiple hydrogen bonds between the dissolved sugar, which has many hydroxyl (OH) groups, and the water. Technically and scientifically, the term syrup is also employed to denote viscous, generally residual, liquids, containing substances other than sugars in solution. Artificial maple syrup is made with water and an extremely large amount of dissolved sugar. The solution is heated so more sugar can be put in than normally possible. The solution becomes super-saturated.

Trivia about syrup

  • It comes in maple, raspberry & cough varieties & is no fun to step in
  • Maple or otherwise, this thick, sweet liquid is from the Arabic for "to drink"